"Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: Never make light of the law, for it is one of three legs on which the world stands. Why so? The Sages learned: The world stands on three things - on law, on truth, and on peace. Give mind to the fact that if the law is distorted the entire world is destabilized, for [law} is one of its legs." (Devarim Rabbah)
In the modern State of Israel today, we find the emergence of a segment of society defining itself as "traditionally" Jewish. While these people are not fully observant, they do express a strong identification with many mitzvot, such as those pertaining to the Shabbat, festivals, and certain "Socially conscious" mitzvot. These traditional Jews allow themselves a large degree of discretion in choosing the religious practices they deem relevant to themselves in their given community framework.
Many of the more difficult and restrictive mitzvot are considered by them to be the domain of the strictly orthodox. While 
these traditional Jews may sincerely believe in God and Torah, for reasons of their own, they choose partial commitment to Jewish law.
In fact, such "tradition" is unstable, for one can always change his mind regarding those practices he has adopted. What guarantee is there that such
"traditional" Judaism will retain those laws and customs to which it ascribes, and what continuity can there be between parent and child if the criterion for observance is what each generation deems personally meaningful?
For this reason we are taught, that our existence is founded on three concepts: law, truth and peace. If only two of these "legs" are valued and the third neglected, the entire structure of our existence is destabilized and will, eventually collapse.
The Midrash teaches us: "Give mind to the fact that if the law is distorted the entire world is destabilized, for [law] is one of its legs." The Midrash does not speak here of those who disregard the law completely, but rather of those who "only" bend the law while claiming to uphold other high values. By doing so, and despite their good intent, they destabilize social order and preclude religious continuity.
May we "give mind" to this and stand firmly by all three founding pillars of our existence, - law, truth and peace - with the knowledge and commitment that by strict observance of mitzvot we also promote truth and peace.
